Authors Note: mkay so i hope you guys like this chapter, i liked writing it at 12 o'clock when i couldnt sleep:) please review, please please please:) i want to know that you like it! that you think its worth reading:) enjoy
I made my way to the hospital wing as quickly as I could. I strode up to her side and gazed down. She was fast asleep, but she wasn't peaceful. Her cheeks were streaked with tears, and she was terrified by what she was seeing in her mind. I lifted her into my arms and she turned into my chest seeking the warmth that my body provided, she relaxed into my chest. I made my way down to my chambers. The castle was eerily empty, which was to our benefit.
I laid her down in our bed and she clung to the sheets. I saw her inhale and then her eyes fluttered open. She looked around and seemed bewildered, I saw the spark in her eyes when she realized where she was. Her beautiful stare next landed on me. I hadn't taken my eyes off of her, I was frozen in place by the shear joy of seeing her awake. The dread and fear that I had felt in those weeks she was in that coma slowly faded away now that I had her in front of me healthy and safe. "Johanna." I said it like a prayer.
"Sss…severus?" She seemed disbelieving as if I was a dream. Her voice held a note of desperation. I fell to my knees before her. Again for what felt like the hundredth time since her accident I found myself crying. I couldn't meet her tear filled eyes she however had other plans. I felt her small hand lift my chin until I had no choice but to meet her gaze. It seemed like an eternity, where all we did was stare into each other's teary eyes. I couldn't take the silence any longer.
"I..I'm sss…so s…sorry." Even to my own ears my voice sounded weak.
"Whatever for?" She asked with a slight smile. I was speechless. I simply looked at her dumbstruck. After finding my voice I blurted out the thoughts that had plagued my mind with guilt and distress.
"I..I couldn't save! I fa…iled yy..ou." She leaned forward and placed soft kisses on my tear soaked cheeks. I turned my head slightly so that our lips meet, it was a sweet kiss filled with love. After a few minutes of shared kisses she pulled back and looked at me.
"You didn't fail me. You have no reason to feel sorry, but if it makes you feel better I forgive you. I still trust you with my life, and I know that if I was truly in danger you would save me or die trying. But more important then any of that, is that I love you, and that will never change." I let out a shaky breath.
"I love you." We shared another sensual kiss. She laid back in bed and got comfortable while I got ready to join her. I climbed in next to her and pulled her close. We lay in each others arms exchanging soft loving kisses, until her breathing became calm with sleep.